Halesowen Manor Abbey by News Group Camera Club member Henrik Olsson FOURTEEN green sites in the borough will be given extra protection from developers if councillors give proposals the green light. Dudley Council officers are recommending that the sites either be designated or re-designated as Nature Conservation Sites, following independent inspections by ecologists. Eight of the fourteen sites are being proposed for the first time – and half are in Halesowen, where an active campaign group has been lobbying the council to protect the green belt. The sites are:
Halesowen Manor Abbey by News Group Camera Club member Henrik Olsson FOURTEEN green sites in the borough will be given extra protection from developers if councillors give proposals the green light. Dudley Council officers are recommending that the sites either be designated or re-designated as Nature Conservation Sites, following independent inspections by ecologists. Eight of the fourteen sites are being proposed for the first time – and half are in Halesowen, where an active campaign group has been lobbying the council to protect the green belt. The sites are: